Saturday, 21 March 2020

Some WSJT Notes

There are a few basic settings for WSJT. These are ones I have on my MacBook for my ELAD FDM-DUO SDR transceiver. Connection, simple. Just two USB cables from USB-C MacBook to a USB hub for serial CAT (TX/RX), PTT (RTS signal) & digital audio I/O on radio.



PREFERENCES

General
CALL SIGN ... LOCATION

Radio
ELAD-FDM-DUO (do not use TS480)
CAT
 - Serial Port [...]
 - Speed 38400 (same as radio setup)
 - Data 8/1/none
PTT
 - RTS
 - Serial Port [...same as above...]
 - USB
 - None

Test both CAT (Green button) and PTT (Red button)

Audio
Input [FDM-DUO Audio v1.04]
Output [FDM-DUO Audio v1.04]

Colors
[x] My call in message. RED
[x] CQ in message. GREEN
[x] Transmitted message. YELLOW

WATERFALL
Controls
Bins/Pixel 4
Start [200Hz]
[N Avg 2]

All other settings as default, set audio levels - input comes from Aux Audio output of FDM-DUO, set using FDM-DUO menu 6 to 30-40% indicated level. Adjust WSJT power slider to control your TX output.




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